Clothes drier



July 20, 1937.

' Filed Aug. 31, 1936 F. A. FLOWERS CLOTHES DRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 Atlomeps Mam- Patented July 20, 1937 UNlTED STATES PATENT orrlce 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes driers for use particularly indoors and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character which is very compact but which comprises a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the medium of which a large number of articles of apparel, etc., may be conveniently hung thereon to dry.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a clothes drier of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, attractive in appearance, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation with the door open.

Fig. 3 is a View in horizontal section taken thru the upper portion of the device.

Fig. 4 is a View in vertical cross section through the invention, taken substantally on the line l l of Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in end elevation of one of the swinging clothes supporting frames.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View through one of the spreader plates and its supporting rod.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a casing l which is adapted to be mounted on a wall or any other suitable support at any desired location in a house. For example, the casing i may be mounted above a bath tub to permit the water from the clothes to drip into said bath tub. On the front of the casing I is a hinged door 2 which opens downwardly. Rigidly secured in one end portion of the casing I and spaced from the top and bottom thereof is a substantially triangular block 3.

The reference numeral 4 designates metallic clothes supporting frames which are pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a horizontal plane on the block 3. Each frame 4 includes upper and lower bars 5 and 6, respectively, between which connecting bars I and 8 extend. The upper edges of the bars 5 and 6 are rolled, as at 9. At

one end, the bars 5 and 6 terminate in apertured twisted ears Ill which extend above and below the block 3 and through which a pivot bolt H passes. Of course, the forward marginal portion of the block 3 is provided with a series of vertical 5 openings which accommodate the bolts H. Nuts l2 are threaded on the lower ends of the bolts 5 i and interposed between said nuts and the lowermost ears It are coil springs l3 which are adapted to cause said ears Hi to frictionally clamp 10 the block 3 therebetween for preventing idle swinging movement of the supporting frames 4. Rods it of polygonal cross section are provided below the upper bars 5, said rods being secured for rotary movement on the connecting bars l and 8 by resilient clips l5 which, as best seen in Fig. 5 of the drawings, are shaped to conform to said rods l4. Fixed on the rods [4 and operable in the supporting frames 4 are spreader plates i6.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. When the drier is not in use, the

supporting frames 4 are swung into the casing l, as seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the door 2 is closed and said device may be conveniently used as a shelf. When it is desired to use the drier the door 2 is, of course, swung downwardly to open position and the desired number of supporting frames 4 are swung outwardly on the block 3. The clothes to be dried are then hung over the upper and lower bars 5 and '6 of the supporting frames 4. By swinging the plates Hi to a horizontal position, the clothes on the upper bars 5 will be spread, as suggested in dotted lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and prevented from coming in contact with the clothes on the lower bars 6, thereby materially accelerating the drying of said clothes. The polygonal shape of the rods I4 and the resilient clips I5 in which said 40 rods are journalled, releasably secure the spreader plates I6 in adjusted position.

It is believed that the many advantages of a clothes drier constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and 5 although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A clothes drier comprising a supporting member, a plurality of frames mounted for lower clothes supporting bars and connecting bars extending therebetween, polygonal clips of resilient material mounted on the connecting bars, rods of polygonal cross section journalled for rotary adjustment in said clips, and plates fixed 5 on said rods and operable in the frame for spreading the clothes on the upper bar.

FRANK ALLEN FLOWERS. 

